Repressive police units in Tehran patrolled various areas and stores
on Sunday, February 14 marking St. Valentine’s Day. A number of stores were
closed despite protests raised by storeowners and customers.
In downtown Tehran the police and municipality agents were seen
arresting 5 street vendors located in different areas. In one case bystanders
witnessing such a scene rushed to the street vendor’s support and began beating
the municipality agent.
Regime agents closed a store in Tehran for selling dolls marking
Valentine Day. Many people protested these measures and one of the regime’s
agents was severely beaten.
Reports from Tehran Bazaar indicates regime agents forced storeowners
to round up their Valentine Day items. The merchants said they have prepared a
complaint on police ordering them to round up these items, arguing they have
suffered considerable financial losses.
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